RAF Riccall, Bomb Store, Yorkshire.

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Here I will be covering the bomb store area. My time in Yorkshire was very limited and I could not spend as long as I wanted to at each airfield.

 

 

 

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Air Ministry Record Site Plan 5116/45 covering the bomb store.
On the right:
148 - Incendiary Bomb & Pyro Store - Tb - 5244/40.
149 - SAA Store (Type "E") - TB - 16075/40
150 - SAA Store (Type "F") - TB - 16075/40
151 - Component Store - TB - 5384/40.
152 - Component Store - TB - 5384/40.
153 - Fuzed & Spare Bomb Area - ST & TB - 5410/40.
154to159 - Bomb Store - ST & TB - 5410/40.
160 - Fuzing Point Building (Heavy) - N -19963/40.
161 - Sea Marker & Flame Float Store - N 2?69/43.
162 - Fuzing Point Building (Light) - N -19964/40.
163 - SAA Store (Type "F") - TB - 16075/40.
164 - S.B.G Stores (6No.) A,B,C,D,E&F - N - 2169/43.
170to173 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.
174 - Fuzed & Spare Bomb Store - N - 4780/42.
176 - Component Store - N - 4780/42.
178 - Incendiary Bomb Store - N - 4734/42
179 - Explosive Laboratory - N - 4734/42.
180 - Explosive Laboratory - N - 4734/42.
181 - Explosive Laboratory (Heavy Light) - N - 4778/42

TB - Temporary Brick.
N - Nissen.
ST - Steel.

178 - Incendiary Bomb Store - N - 4734/42

Tail fins in boxes.

170to173 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.

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The track to the bomb store area.

Bomb train.

Bomb tractor.

Loading on a plane.

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Bomb store.
We are now where the track cuts across the bomb store road and the picture looks into:
1 - the unloading road.
2 - the return bomb trailer road.

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Make up of bomb store road.

 

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Memorial.

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Memorial.

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This is the adopted information board.

This was the one I helped with and was the second draft.
This is I feel, a very accurate start to what would have told the bomb stores story.

This was the first draft.

 

 

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170 to1 73 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.
This is where the roadway splits and goes around the back of the store, the unloading side.

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The unloading side. One of the four 170 to1 73 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.

TB Bays - Temporary Brick.

 

Incendiary store.

'D' type bomb trolley with a Cookie bomb.

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170 to1 73 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.
Trammeling rings.
A rope was tied to the ring, laid onto the bomb store slope. brought up to the bomb and the bomb was rolled off the lorry bed along planking between the lorry and the store ramp, and slowly lowered down. a simple and easy method of passing heavy bombs form a lorry to the store. When the bomb was collected for transportation, it had with it enough chocks to hold it tight on the lorry and several more to use in the store.

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Trammeling the bombs into the store.

Trammeling bombs of a lorry WW1.

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170 to1 73 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.
Bomb storage area.

 

 

 

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170 to1 73 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.
Bomb storage area.

Fuzes.

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170 to1 73 - Bomb Stores - TB Bays - 3164/42.

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Bomb store road.

Note how the bomb store roadway runs around and has no sharp turns. The reason is, that the bomb trains are quite long and cannot be reversed. All bomb stores had a one way system and the loop roads are narrower than the main run. This is to allow overtaking. Not speeding.
179 - Explosive Laboratory - N - 4734/42.
180 - Explosive Laboratory - N - 4734/42.
181 - Explosive Laboratory (Heavy/Light) - N - 4778/42
N - Nissen, these are where bombs came on a bomb train and the fuzes were fitted, then taken around the airfield to the awaiting plane.
Explosive Laboratory - another name for a fuzing point.

Bomb train going through the fuzing point.

List of fuzes for bombs.

Layout of a fuzing point.
Fuze - a bomb fuze.
Fuse - an electrical fuse.

N - 4734-42.

Nissen fuzing point.

knitting while you wait.

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Perimeter track.

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Perimeter track in yellow.

Lancasters going along a perimeter track.

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Circular dispersal.

A Halifax on a circular dispersal bombing up.

Plan.

Circular dispersal.

The different types of dispersals.

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47 - Harmonisation Range & MG Range - TB - 909340.
The large mound behind the trees. A bomber could draw up and all its machine guns can shoot at targets to harmonisation the guns.
Behind is the Machine Gun Range also used as a rifle range.

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Harmonisation Range - the green mound.
MG Range - the red, yellow & green area.

An MG Range from the air.

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47 - Harmonisation Range & MG Range - TB - 909340.
Looking down from the mound.

Plan.

Harmonisation Range - the green mound.
MG Range - the red, yellow & green area.

How it was used.

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ARS - Stanton Air Raid Shelter.
Designed and built by the Stanton Iron Works. A shelter for around 50 men. This one has two entrances, they usually had one entrance and an escape.

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ARS - Stanton Air Raid Shelter.

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Inside.

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Stanton Air Raid Shelter.

 

 

 

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Part of the perimeter track make up.

Perimeter track in yellow.

Lancasters going along a perimeter track.

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Runway.

Halifax taking off.

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